Transcription of heart - Primary Resources
1 Copy and complete this passage. The heart is a _____ . The heart is protected by the ____ and is found within the ____ _____ . The heart acts like a _____ pushing blood around the body. This happens because the _____ in the wall of the heart _____ regularly. Blood travels away from the heart in blood vessels called _____, these have a thicker wall than the smaller _____ because the blood is under pressure as it leaves the heart . The blood travels through _____ to return to the heart . Blood collects _____ from the lungs then returns to the heart from where it is pumped all around the body, before returning to the _____. _____ stop the blood from falling back into the heart .
2 Ribs muscle muscles veins veins pump Left atriumLeft ventricleRight atriumRight ventricleHeartAortaCan you copy and label these parts of the heart ? Copy and complete this passage. The heart is a _____ . The heart is protected by the ____ and is found within the ____ _____ . The heart acts like a _____ pushing blood around the body. This happens because the _____ in the wall of the heart _____ regularly. Blood travels away from the heart in blood vessels called _____, these have a thicker wall than the smaller _____ because the blood is under pressure as it leaves the heart .
3 The blood travels through _____ to return to the heart . Blood collects _____ from the lungs then returns to the heart from where it is pumped all around the body, before returning to the _____. _____ stop the blood from falling back into the heart . Left atriumLeft ventricleRight atriumRight ventricleHeartAortaCan you copy and label these parts of the heart ? RESEARCH: Can you find the names of the main arteries and veins?
